I read a while back about a little boy whose parent locked him in a box each night. It wasn't until he started school that somebody found out and got his parents arrested. When asked why he never told anybody sooner, he said "I thought all little boys slept in a box at night."
That little boy was me. Sort of. While I wasn't literally locked into an actual, physical box, I was imprisoned by invisible bars created by several of my Mormon relatives. It took me years and years to realize they were there because I thought all little boys were locked up that way.
Now I understand, and I need to help others escape. They may not even be aware they are locked in a box, just like I was. That is part of why this problem is so horrible and cruel.
While I always sensed there was something wrong, it is only within the last month that I understood the problem. Several of my Mormon relatives were very cruel in their insistence that I "Chose" all the horrible things that "Happened To" me. It would be more accurate to describe them as things that were done to me, but my abusive relatives had a ready-made rebuttal for that: "Nobody can "Do It" to you! You Choose everything that happens to you!" This is a great excuse for an abusive person to throw in their victim's face.
I believe in Free Will, and in personal responsibility. My Mormon relatives have a very twisted version of this, were they claim they are not responsible for the consequences of their own actions. They do this by insisting
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